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GENUS ODONTOGLOSSUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Odontoglossum" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "genus Odontoglossum"):
odontoglossum (any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors)
Holonyms ("genus Odontoglossum" is a member of...):
family Orchidaceae; orchid family; Orchidaceae (enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers)
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